The Schools of CFA: The Ultimate Training Ground
CFA DEGREES & PROGRAMS
With more than 30 programs of study, on-campus and online modalities, and a full range of undergraduate and graduate options, CFA educates artists, musicians, performers, scholars, and educators at all stages of their professional careers.
Who Are We?
With programs in Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts, Boston University College of Fine Arts offers a wide array of pre-college, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, as well as a range of online degrees and certificates.
Let us introduce ourselves to you.
The BU College of Fine Arts Experience
CFA Magazine
Making art and an impact. Discover the amazing stories of CFA's dynamic alumni and faculty as well as the innovation happening right here on BU's campus.
Read the most recent issue of CFA magazine, featuring the latest stories from the CFA Terrier community of artists, educators, and activists, including Rebecca Ness and her intimate, slice-of-life oil paintings, television costume designers Joyce Kim Lee and Natalie Turturro Mettouchi, trailblazing conductor Lina Gonzalez Granados, animator Jeff Wamester, who brings your favorite comic characters to life onscreen, and Michelle Lougee and Resa Blatman, whose works are bringing the environmental crisis to the fore...and many more inspiring folks who make us proud to BU!
CFA's Latest Stories
Explore what's new in the ever-expanding world of CFA student, faculty, and alumni news and work.
Meet the Guitar Playing Scholars Making their Mark at the School of Music
Works by Warhol, de Kooning, Pollock, and More On View in Dazzling Stone Gallery Show
BU Actors Celebrate Hollywood Strike Settlement and Return to Work
How Will Generative AI Impact My Field of Study?
BU School of Theatre Presents Orlando at the Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre
Random Actor Project Enters Second Phase
BU Center for New Music season features Hans Thomalla, Elizabeth Ogonek, and Ming Tsao Residencies
CFA Students Named as Innovate@BU’s First-Year Innovation Fellows
Upcoming Events
There's always something going on at the College of Fine Arts! Check out all upcoming concerts, productions, exhibitions, lectures, and community events.
2026 CFA Kick Off
Idea to Impact: Aligning Your Artistry with Opportunity
First Friday: Cards & Candy
BU School of Music Faculty Showcase Concert
Senior Acting Thesis: Pod 3
Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Cynthia Lin
Idea to Impact: Aligning Your Artistry with Opportunity
Arneis Quartet Performance
CFA In The News
We're making headlines - read all about it!
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